West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1887-10-27
MR.. AND MRS BOWSERS
THE OLD GENTLEMAN TAKES HIS
WIPE OUT FISHING.
Mrs. Bowser Cots Seventeen Fish
and Mr.. II, One Solitary Little
Sun-BaSs

and Mr.. II, One Solitary LittIe
Sun-Bass.
The other evening when Mr.. Bowser
came home TO supper he began to empty
his pockets 0f fishhooks and lines and
sinkers and bobbers aud reels, and / nat.
urally asked him what was going TO hap.
pen.
we are going a-fishing, Mrs. Bowser. y
"Whenl"
"To-Inorrow.
" But i can't go. You know mother
is-n
Z" Your mother be hanged, Mrs. Bow
ser You can take baby over there and
well 90 of for a little recreation
Doyou-you suppose wen catch any
thing 2"
You probably won't for no woman
knows how 10 fish. There might be a
thousand bass and pickerel within n foot
of her hook and she wouldn't get bite.
} However, you look worn out and a dav
of will brighten you up.n
ser 2"
"Humph ! What do you suppose Ia.
vested s. in fishing taklc for / don't
want TO give the exact number shall
catch, because there maybe one more or
less. You had better tell the girl TO clean
out one OF those KEYS tonight and have
it all ready to salt down our fish in"
MIR. BOwser was IN excellent good hui
NOR that evening. His talk ran To bass
plckerel, wall.eyed pike and perch, and
he spent two hours with fish line and
sinkers. He gave me II long and enter
tanning lecture on the habits Of the pick
ercl-thc pickerel weighing from three
10 fifteen pounds-and he followed that
with some choice anecdotes of black bass
their powers of sight, voracious appe-
titles, etc. Fearing that he was over
sangune, l felt it my duty to observe:
Mr. Bowser, suppose you shouldn't
catch fish,"
He looked at me with such an injured
air that i felt very sorry for him, but /
cor tinucd:
Suppose / should catch 'em all?'
He looked startled for moment. Then
he came over to me with apleasant smile
on his face, placed his hand on my head
In fatherly way, and kindly replied:
My dear, hope you will catch every
blessed fish in Lake st. Clairl Nothing
would give me more pleasure than TO sec
you haul out wagon load
We went up the lake next morning
and began fishing from private dock.
Mr.. Bowser got his fish-line tied to the
pole before VIC were within 40 rods of
the dock, and when we were yet 100 feet
away he put minnow on the hook and
jumped out and ran for the dock. leav-
ing me to hitch the horse. 1t looked n
bit selfish to me, but | have since ascer-
tanned that all husbands who go fishing
with their wives do the same thing. He
had been fishing 30 minutes before got
down, and L asked if he had had any
bites.
''Bites2 OF course not. You don't
think tclegraphed the fish what minute
we'd be here, do youl If you get bite
IN an hour and hall you'll do mighty
we'll"
No sooner had thrown in my hook
than l felt yank and the line was carried
off to the left. | called Mr.. Boyyscr's
attention to it and he replied:
Its probably an old boot or an
oyster can. Don't get excited and fall
of the dock"
After feeling heavy tug at the line |
made pull, accompanied bv a veil and
10! L landed three-pound bass on the
planks. just danced up and down and
yelled to MIR. Bowser to come and helm
''Humph! Fish was making for INV
bait when you happened to null nm.
Nice way that is to ishw
But the hook is i'm his mouth
''Well, don't startlo the people in the
graveyard! BY some hook or crook or
blundcr you've caught a poor old worth.
less sheepshead, but don't break the dock
down over it,"
lie was so anxious to catch the next
fish that he wouldn't stop to take mine
oil, but finally got it loose. rebaited
the hook, and as dropped it in Mr..
Bowser SAID:
at isn't likely that another accident
will occur, but if it does don't cartar
around like n lunatic. Your actions
frightened an immense fish away from
my hOo%.'
~ feel bite, Mr. Bowser.'
"Bosh -
"But ! surely dol"
Mrs. Bowser don't you dare TO null
up your line and scare my fish away -
knew ] had a fish and / pulled and
landed apound perch. / couldn't helm
but clap my hands and clll to Mr.. Bow
ser, and he replied:
care you a baby or a grown woman
Are YOU the only person on earth who
ever caught poor, starved perch, which
no doubt TOOK this means of committing
suicidein 30
But come over and fish is this place. g"
'Ncverl There isn't another fish
within forty rods Of youw
dropped my hook in again and rot
another perch. Then came n rock bass
and third perch / didn't say word
to Mr. Bowscr, and he whistled 10 him
self and pretended not to sec ANYTHING.
AT the next cast got tug on the line
which made the pole bend like whip.
ana called TO Mr.. Bowscr to come and
help me.
I'm not fishing for dog fish, he
called, as he bobbcd his line in vicious
way.
The fish played back and forth half n
dozen times, and then vcnturcd TO null
him in hand over hand and lit him nm
IL was magnificent pickerel. / called
to Mr. BOwscr, bat he wOuldn't come
had added three more perch 10 INV
string before DC came over and said
Mrs. Bowscr we arc going homeu
But IL isn't noon vet"
Makes no difference. can't NEGLECT
important business TO fool around here.
IL isn't the right sort Of a day for fish.
anyhow"
Isn't ~" J replied, as landed an
other perch